Heddle barpost



Jap. 27, 1942. J, M sAMPLEEl-AL 2,271,441

' HEDDLE BARPOST Filed 1366.25, 1940 Patented Jan. 21, 1942 f 2719441 f UNITED #STATES PATE NT zo..zlf"I`-`,ICEl if.

` HEDDLE BirRPosT l John Sample andJoseph E. Blanchard, Millg l bury, Mass., assignorsto Watson-Williams Manufacturing' Company, 'Millbury, Mass., a corporationof Massachusetts l Application December 5, 194oser ia1.N0. 368,678 i solaims. (ci. 13u92) i This invention relates to loom harness frames bar I2. The recess is slightly longer than the and particularly to harness frames in which steel width of the bar I2 and the upper end wall 23 heddles are used. Such heddles are mounted on of the recess is undercut as shown in the drawupper and lower heddle bars which extend the ing to assist in retaining the heddle bar I2 in full width of the harness frame and which are 5 the heddle bar post P.

commonly supported at both ends in the side A spring member 3U is formed from a blank 3I members of the frame. (shown in Fig. 6') and comprises an upwardly In relatively wide harness frames, it is desirextending tongue 32 (Figs. '7 and 8) and a pair able to additionally support the heddle bars at of side ears 33. one or more intermediate points, commonly by 10 The ears 33 are spaced to receive the stud 20,

heddle bar posts xed in the top and bottom haras shown inFigs. 2 and 3, and the spring memness frame members and detachably engaging the ber 3|) is firmly secured to the stud 23 in some heddle bars. convenient way, as by a cross-pin or rivet 35 in It is the general object of our invention to imserted through holes 36 in the ears 33 and a hole prove and simplify the construction of such hed- 31 in the stud 20. A shoulder 38 on the stud dle bar posts and particularly to avoid the use provides additional support for the spring of relatively movable parts, while at the same member 30.

time providing for convenient attachment of al The upper end of the spring tongue 32 is olifheddle bar to the post or detachment of the bar set inward and again outward to provide an intherefrom. 20 wardly projecting part 40 and an outwardly in- Our invention further relates to arrangements clined extreme upper end portion III. and combinations of parts which will be herein- With this construction, a heddle bar I2 can be after described and more particularly pointed out readily inserted in a side recess 22 by pressing in the appended claims. the bar I2 against the inclined end portion 4i A preferred form of the invention is shown in 25 and thus outwardly displacing the offset part 40 the drawing, in which of the tongue 32 until the heddle bar is seated Fig. 1 is a partial front elevation of a harness in the recess 22. The spring tongue 32 will then frame embodying our improvements; move yieldingly inward toward normal position, Fig. 2 is an enlarged front elevation of certain firmly pressing the part 40 against the heddle parts shown in Fig. 1; 30 bar I2 and preventing accidental displacement Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation, taken along of the bar from the recess. the line 3 3 in Fig. 2; As the pull of the heddles tends to move the Fig. 4 is a side View of a stud forming one part bar I2 away from the harness frame member IIJ, of our improved heddle bar post; l the undercut upper end wall 23 tends to retain Fig. 5 is a front View, looking in the direction 35 the heddle bar in the recess 22 and to prevent of the arrow 5 in Fig. 4; lateral displacement thereof.

Fig. 6 is a front elevation of a blank for a From the foregoing description, it will be seen spring member; that we have provided a heddle bar post compris- Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the spring meming two parts only, and furthermore that these ber in final form; and two parts are firmly and permanently secured to- Fig. 8 is a side elevation, looking in the direcgether and that there is no relative movement tion of the arrow 8 in Fig. 7. between the parts, except for the slight outward Referring to the drawing, we have shown in swinging movement of the tongue 32 to admit Fig. 1 parts of a loom harness frame including I the heddle bar I2. a bottom frame member I0, side frame members Our improved heddle bar post is thus very sim- II, a heddle bar I2, and a heddle bar post P'. ple and economical to manufacture and entirely All of these parts except the post P are of usual reliable and satisfactory when used for its incommercial construction, and the ends of the vtended purposes. heddle .bar I2 are to be secured in the two side Having thus described our invention and the members II in the usual manner. advantages thereof, we do not wish to be limited The post P comprises a stud 20 (Fig. 4) havto the details herein disclosed, otherwise than ing a screw-threaded extensionA 2| by which it as set forth in the claims, but what we claim is: may be mounted in the harness frame member 1. In a loom harness, a heddle bar post com- IIJ. The stud 20 has a recess 22 formed in one prising a rigid stud havinga side recess to reside thereof and adapted'to receive the heddle 55 ceive a heddle bar, means by which said stud is secured in the harness frame, and a retaining member having its lower part fixed on said stud and substantially immovable relative thereto and having a free resilient tongue partially overlying said side reces's and effective to engage and yieldingly prevent accidental displacement of a heddle bar from said recess.

2. In a loom harness, a heddle bar post comprising a rigid stud having a side recess to receive a heddle bar, means by which said stud is secured in the harness frame, and a spring member having its lower part xed to the lower part of said stud and substantially immovable relative thereto and having its free yielding upper end partially overlying said side recess and positioned e to be yieldingly displaced outwardly by insertion of a heddle bar in said recess, and said free end of said spring member being thereafter eiective to automatically return to holding position and to yieldingly prevent accidenta1 displacement of a heddle bar from said recess.

3. In a loom harness, a heddle bar post comprising a rigid stud having a side recess with an undercut outer end wall and adapted to receive a heddle bar, means by which said stud is secured in the harness frame, and a retaining member xed to the lower part of said stud and having a free resilient upper end part thereof partially overlying said side recess and positioned to be yieldingly displaced outwardly by insertion of a heddle bar in said recess, said retaining member being thereafter effective to yieldingly prevent accidental displacement of a heddle bar from said recess, and said undercut end Wall coacting with said retaining member to prevent such displacement.

` JOHN M. SAMPLE.

JOSEPH E. BLANCHARD. 

